Hey everyone, take a look at our brand new video of the very last days of this resort before it was completely demolished. kzread.info/dash/bejne/eqF4r9Nmps-oYJc.html

@katherinelinford7432

5 жыл бұрын

Bright Sun Films what amazes me is the sheer waste. I own some pieces of furniture just like those seen in the resort, which we all know it will not be long before the elements begin affecting them. I know what I paid for those pine Bombay style pine dressers, and I could not afford the armoire's they have to match them. What is the reasoning I wonder in not auctioning these things off. Yes in the long run it is not gonna solve the financial ruin, but seriously do it for respect for the craftsmanship, and the resources of wood, just a sad sad waste in my eyes!!😧😳😔

@jesseelmore9977

5 жыл бұрын

Ok

@mr.pissshivers

5 жыл бұрын

Anybody up for some *T E N N I S ?*

@genevaarif9761

5 жыл бұрын

A€Bright Sun Films

@svhwdwnut

5 жыл бұрын

Katherine Linford yup

I love the fact you tell the history of the buildings unlike other KZread explorers . Thank you for your effort.

@TheCriminalViolin

5 жыл бұрын

Well if you think about it, it would kind of make some sense to assume most explorers and their channels likely wouldn't be putting much if any focus at all on the history aspect, since it's not a history focused or based channel, but rather, exploration! Thus the exploring part is what take the emphasis, while the honest likelihood is, they wouldn't know or necessarily even care too much about the history, since that isn't what they're there for in the first place. So honestly, I think a informational and/or historic focused or based exploration channel would be what you should look for, since they'd be the ones focusing on that history you're looking for. Jake here is of the latter form, and he always has been. :)

@maclifer

5 жыл бұрын

Yes this channel, which I only found today, is one of a kind. The production values are very good and the history intermixed throughout propels this over the top. This is only my 3rd video I've seen on the channel and blew me away. 👍👍👍

@barbararyan6212

5 жыл бұрын

@@maclifer i so agree..i just sat here and my jaw dropped..and YES putting the history in this and pictures videos of people that were there at one time was really a GREAT add...i also felt this was over the top...do you know where this is at in Florida?? just asking...

@sicooper4230

4 жыл бұрын

The Proper People do a damned good job.

@bevolson7619

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

The part where he was in the exact same room as the recording of the guy with the guitar really hit me in the heart.

@StephenBrewer89

4 жыл бұрын

That was crazy.

@melissabudreau4551

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, that was actually sad. At 10:31

@tonycariello8478

3 жыл бұрын

Why!?? I don't get the relevance.

@squitharri

3 жыл бұрын

@@tonycariello8478 its to show that people were there, making memories. And its weird to think people were going there for over 30 years making memories just for everything to suddenly stop in an instant

As a homeowner I saw so much salvageable materials that it almost makes me sad. I wish I had countertops and mirrors that looked like that. Even some of the bed frames were in fantastic condition. Great video. Thanks

@lostinspace699

2 жыл бұрын

All the the illegal immigrant's can stay there ........Australia

@DoctorTauri

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao you don’t need to be a homeowner to know that most of it is salvageable material

@angelafunnell3746

2 жыл бұрын

It's like a cernobal situation. Just dropped everything.

@deplorabledave1048

2 жыл бұрын

I KNOW!!!! Much of that will rot and become useless. I hate waste. Even the mattresses were good for a while.

@deplorabledave1048

2 жыл бұрын

@@angelafunnell3746 Ah! That's a better analogy than my aliens beaming them up theory. And it is the Chernobyl disaster, BTW. The actual town affected is still named Pripyat. The residents were told to ONLY carry personal documents and food for three days. ALL of them expected to return to their homes. Sad. Parts of the Fukushima disaster area are like this. Only radioactive!

For me, there's always something so sad about abandoned resorts or residences and not just all the useful things that get left behind that could have been repurposed. It is that existential sense of lost potential and memories that were made and will now fade away in time.

What I realized by watching your videos is that we're all gonna die someday and leave all our crap behind.. Every single one of us.

@mightymouseofnyc

6 жыл бұрын

Yup. Many are so busy with the things. No one will remember the crap you had but hopefully, they will remember what you left behind as a human being.

@gladitsnotme

6 жыл бұрын

Same here. Matthew 6:19-21 keeps going through my head. All that hard work building, decorating, maintaining that place... all that striving, all for nothing. Earthly things always die. The rich will never get it though, they'll just keep building resorts lmfao

@RK-zf1jm

6 жыл бұрын

So you thought you were going to life forever for some reason ?

@snoozinghipo

6 жыл бұрын

That's why I'm busy trying to sell most of it now even though im not old. We dont need as much stuff as we think.

@larrylucas8385

6 жыл бұрын

Dave Hak----Exactly!!! Great comment.

So trippy seeing that suitcase with the belongings still there. Looked like something out of a zombie apocalypse

@BLasherman

6 жыл бұрын

Like someone bashed though that door to get at the Coke, I thought that too

@MrTimdtoolman1

6 жыл бұрын

This would be a prime location for a zombie movie shoot.

@amcghie7

6 жыл бұрын

I don't really get why they'd just leave all their stuff unless they had to leave like immediately? I thought like it was a hurricane but then he was talking about legal disputes?

@julosx

6 жыл бұрын

My thought about it is that it looks like people fled right after an air alert.

@tylerdavis127

6 жыл бұрын

I wonder if any of the clothes and stuff they saw belong(ed) to homeless people using the empty buildings as shelter.

And 8 month after this video The Colony resort on Longboat Key was demolished to build a $650M luxury hotel and condo resort. So thanks for having done this video of a ghost place that neighbors are happy to see gone.

@Orlandobori

4 жыл бұрын

Damn this was in Sarasota Florida I passed by here many times

@Bobtailik100

4 жыл бұрын

@@Orlandobori today i found this place on google earth and its only flat land :(

@Orlandobori

4 жыл бұрын

Bobtailik100 Oo dang I thing they demolished everything 😭

@monkeyz240

4 жыл бұрын

Most abandoned KZreadrs don’t say the exact location deliberately to try and prevent vandals or thieves from further destroying the property.

@Orlandobori

4 жыл бұрын

monkeyz240 oooo damn

This is honestly so creepy. The way a bunch of personal belongings are just laying around, it feels like everyone just suddenly disappeared without a trace

@katiesmith5149

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking that same thing. It's super creepy to start with but the abandoned personal items make it eerie.

@jenniferwagner6478

2 жыл бұрын

Truth is stranger than fiction.

@CivilEngineerWroxton

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, all of the personal belongings are what REALLY bothered me. It's the most liminal place I've ever seen.

holy quality, this is better than lots of professional documentaries I have seen!

@MatrixDiscovery

6 жыл бұрын

Goes to show that the mainstream documentaries are crap and totally scripted.

The slicing of editing between the abandoned clips and clips from the resort was absolutely brilliant. Really well done!

@TheStevenWhiting

Жыл бұрын

And at times makes it bit creepy like a horror :)

Some of those rooms are in remarkably good shape for spending 7 years abandoned in Florida.

This video gave me a variety of emotions; The eeerie feeling of why guests left soo many persanal stuff behind. The amazement of owning such huge property and just have it there. Sadness cause there are soo many people sleeping on the streets where thus could provide a bed fir quite a few. This world is truly weird. Thanks for your research this was really surreal.

@1digitalsmith

3 жыл бұрын

it's more a get greedy and rich quick kinda world and FUCK EVERYONE ELSE !! WAR & $$ OUR TRUE RELIGION

@cabinonfire6365

3 жыл бұрын

@@1digitalsmith I don't know why I found this so funny, but I did...

@petegregory517

3 жыл бұрын

My city built a shelter for homeless. Wanna guess how many use it? From rules, transportation to proximity all they do is gripe. Nothing is ever enough. I guess the college boys and gummit officials needed more tha 15 years of planning to get it right.

@capableofgreatness8804

3 жыл бұрын

oh my gosh! jamila thats the very first thing i thought off. of how many people homeless

@karenhaupt4321

3 жыл бұрын

All furniture could have been donated! Wonder what happened?

All I could think about, while watching, was LOOK AT ALLLL OF THE BEAUTIFUL FURNITURE. OMG LOOK HOOOW MUCH FURNITURE. It's sad that ALL of that could have been repurposed. One single room in this video, has more furniture and nicer things that most people do. Great video though.

@sallyrosario-oquendo95

5 жыл бұрын

I agree! All the furniture I saw could have beed resold or even donated!

@User-718_

5 жыл бұрын

You must be really poor to think these are nice furnitures.

@AleesaDellaRobbia

5 жыл бұрын

I was thinking that too.

@User-718_

5 жыл бұрын

@@AleesaDellaRobbia these arent nice furnitures 😂 here in australia u get those when u come as refugees

@sallyrosario-oquendo95

5 жыл бұрын

@@User-718_ not all of us live in Australia and the furniture is vintage.

Is anyone else watching this in 2020 and wondered "who would leave a perfectly good can of lysol spray like that?" 😆

@TheDeligirl

3 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking that! 😂😂😂

@msohsosolo

3 жыл бұрын

That was back when we all took for granted we’d be able to buy Lysol whenever we wanted & didn’t give a damn about knowing “Lysol kills the Corona Virus” was written on the back of every can all our lives. I’m 53yrs.

@rassault

3 жыл бұрын

i saw that box of brillo, and immediately thought "that's not from 2010, that was from last month's squatters"

@myzacky96

3 жыл бұрын

Two cans of lysol spray, two for $30.00 on Ebay

@AlexaCBrown

3 жыл бұрын

💝

I found an article in the Sarasota Herald Tribune on 8/9/2018 about the demolition. I found this snippet amusing: "Wednesday’s work was cut short when the excavator ripped into Building 15 on the north side of the property and sliced through a giant beehive. Angry insects descended on several workers, stinging one three times. The workday then ended."

You’re a very non clickbait KZreadr who has history and does not scream at the start. You’re a perfect KZreadr. Thank you

@BrightSunFilms

2 жыл бұрын

That means a lot to me, thanks!

@Smashedaspirations

2 жыл бұрын

No prob, also I said that the morning I found your channel.

I always find it odd when people's personal belongings are left behind in some abandoned places. In private home you just assume they went out one morning and met with an unfortunate accident etc. but it is hard to explain in a place like this. Loved the video, so interesting.

@Alex-pn5bk

6 жыл бұрын

Western Australia Now and Then probably homeless people, some stuff looked fresh

@bribri8042

6 жыл бұрын

There was a place like this by my home, it was an abandoned horse racing track. Everything got left left, everything but employee’s personal belongings. It was so weird, and eerie, but fun at the same time to walk around some place that looked like an alien abdication happened.

@henrythegreatamerican8136

6 жыл бұрын

There was most likely a hurricane evacuation and everyone probably thought they'd return in a day or two after it passed. But since these were secondary vacation apartments, the people never bothered to come back once they left. The legal battles over the property also kept them away.

@stephiemc68

6 жыл бұрын

So I think I know why the personal items and food were left behind. The people that owned the time shares likely left things in the locked closets in the units so that they would not have to bring as many items with them when they would come there to use their 30 days, which they probably split up throughout the year.

@fliguy41

6 жыл бұрын

Western Australia Now and Then makes you wonder if some type of viral outbreak happened there

The drone footage in the beginning was breathtaking. I like the beds lol Great work

@harrisnmusic

6 жыл бұрын

Ikr. Amazing beginning!

I know alot of people are saying it but the editing in the video, along side with the productuon, is just so DANG good. Enough exploration then a explanation to pad out the video, and playing the old videos while exploring makes it alot more easier to get the feel of the place. This channel is the G.O.A.T. of exploration and dare that I say, documentary like channel I've seen on this site.

This is one of the nicest large abandoned places that has not been destroyed by people.

The production quality. wow.

@devanteandrews8698

6 жыл бұрын

f266101463 relax it's only drone shots

@SnoozeMcDuck

6 жыл бұрын

31:32 Dan Bell

@hopekoos

6 жыл бұрын

Devante Andrews umm okay ????

@hopekoos

6 жыл бұрын

Devante Andrews It’s still amazing

This is great, Jake!

@Karmy.

6 жыл бұрын

Surprised your comment hasn't recieved any attention Dan lol

@ariaalexandra5676

6 жыл бұрын

Do ADR room here maybe? lol

@fixman88

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Dan, this vid is amazing!

@okbuddy1862

6 жыл бұрын

And This is Dan Bell

@Jdamnitok

6 жыл бұрын

Like you’re videos Dan Bell, love how you add some some history when your exploring these abandoned buildings.

The things left behind in the rooms are exactly the kind of stuff that we bring up to our timeshare and leave there year round. There's a locked storage room for owners, while the hotel style guests stay in the unit and don't have access to our things. So it's not crazy that stuff is still there.

Doc was an extraordinary innkeeper, I had dinner with him and a couple other guests in 2008. After many stays at The Colony between 1969 and 2009, it was like a second home. What a history and legacy. In 2019 after demolition the rats invaded St. Armand’s Circle, we drove out to the property where a single bouquet of flowers were stuck in the demo fencing. This is the saddest film. Thank you and RIP DOC.

All the furniture that is in good condition could've been donated to those in need...what a waste...

@jonette12345

5 жыл бұрын

Would have been nice if it was donated in the beginning of the financial loss of the owner. Now it's all exposed to weather and who knows what.

@notyourfriend5899

5 жыл бұрын

Tara Roach yes, I was going to say that it would of been great if it had been donated in the very beginning. Now it’s too late. Wouldn’t be safe to take anything from there. Unless it was nonporous materials.

@mehsmeh1308

5 жыл бұрын

And if the housing itself had been kept in tact it could have been provided housing for the homeless. It really is horrible how the housing market works in America. Corporate would rather see an entire resort with furniture and appliances in tact rot over handing it over for people to use and take care of for them.

@icepriestess

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah it just seems such a waste, there are so many people that have nothing and these places could have been turned in to emergency housing for homeless or victims of domestic abuse. At least if they donated/sold the property someone could have benefited from this situation now it will just rot. Such a shame

@ChelsRae42985

4 жыл бұрын

Right the colossal waste of resources is the most striking thing about all of this. It's so senseless.

I’m honestly shocked there is so much stuff untouched and not destroyed

The Colony was my favorite place in the world! Thanks so much for videoing this! I always wondered what it looked like after being abandoned for so many years! My kids and I spent many holidays there and it was always such a happy,festive place! So sad!!!

The beginning always gives me goosebumps. I love the quiet, sad music playing as the camera slowly flies around the resort while the sun's sinking in the distance.

These videos always make ma a little sad. So many old dreams and memories

One way to help the homeless population to get back on their feet is to have them work and restore this resort. This would give them work experience, a place to stay, an address for job applications, a place to pay bills to rebuild their credit, build a community bank with micro-loans, a discount store, training to work in the service industry for other resorts, and a community of people with similar backgrounds that will naturally become a support group. This is not an original idea. There were many places like this during the Great Depression that helped many Americans to get back on their feet. Sometimes all we need is a little room to breathe and heal to build a new future.

@Qardo

6 жыл бұрын

Won't happen. As they will cheap out and just hold their handouts and the government will bail them out some more.

@joejarvis2497

6 жыл бұрын

Anthony Sullivan Do you want them to continue to claim welfare or do you want to find a solution? A sanctuary of sorts is needed to help those that want to find normalcy with a work schedule, be productive, have real accomplishments, and find hope again so they can help themselves and hopefully others.

@joejarvis2497

6 жыл бұрын

Qardo You can be a part of the solution or stand in the way.

@kyliemiu

6 жыл бұрын

President Camacho I have seen many homeless people begging for money on the street, while 200ft away, there are 2-3 stores with signs for hiring. I wonder why.

@joejarvis2497

6 жыл бұрын

kyliemiu And you honestly think they would be considered as a serious candidate for those jobs in that exact moment in their lives? A homeless person has been scarred for life and needs opportunities to transition from homelessness back to being a home owner. An injured person needs a healthy place to recover. If you don't have the money for an address, phone number, a shower, bed, properly nourished, and clothes for those employers dress code you are not going to get a job let alone be keeping it. We need something better and a more robust system other than homeless shelters and soup kitchens. Think of it as an investment with more people paying back into the system and a more effective safety net for those that have been pushed onto the streets. With more and more jobs being automated to the rich getting richer and monopolies getting stronger, we need a better system.

As a Beekeeper, I respect the fact that you know the difference between bees and wasps/hornets. That's awesome!

What I appreciate the most about your videos, is that you take the time to research the history of the properties. The way you present the story is pretty engaging. I really enjoy watching your videos. Keep doing a great job!

@michaeltbrown8670

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Their knowledge and delivery prompted me to do a little resarch myself. The hotel was knocked down fully in 2019. October 25th of this year 2021 will be the ground breaking of the new St Regis Longboat Key! It is 5 star resort and residence property projected to open in 2024.

@mjs4602

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaeltbrown8670 That is so cool!

Now this is how you do a proper exploration video! I love the old footage mixed in with all the history. It really brings you into the video and makes you actually feel some emotion. Very very well done.

The unopened food in those pantries is somehow one of the spookiest things I've ever seen.

@cuppahot

6 жыл бұрын

Nerd City b

@heliofreshavacado1097

6 жыл бұрын

I dont get ti why they leave there stuff behind

@RandySavag

5 жыл бұрын

Well you need something to loot in a zombie apocalypse

@davidignatiusbalestreri1737

5 жыл бұрын

I like olives. I wonder if the're any good?

@docholidazeiii2606

5 жыл бұрын

Im takin that Coke home.

This one is especially poignant to me, in the same way an abandoned home would be. I wonder what the backstory behind all the luggage is? And how did so many parts of it remain in flawless condition for so long? It's so sad that it was knocked down.

@miker62

Жыл бұрын

It makes no sense to me how you leave your luggage, clothing, Advil, Duracell batteries, ... behind - I'm lost with seeing that.

Anyone else notice “Durasell” batteries @ 6:11?

@dremendez4180

3 жыл бұрын

Just came to post about it!

@msohsosolo

3 жыл бұрын

🙋🏽‍♀️I did. That & the Lysol.

@rociopch4982

3 жыл бұрын

Mandela effect? Alternative timeline?

@nathanlong8295

3 жыл бұрын

How some one leave a pack of batteries like that!?.

@tonycariello8478

3 жыл бұрын

@@nathanlong8295 cause they're knockoffs

The Colony was demolished in August 2018, so thanks for this.

@jatkins47

5 жыл бұрын

Since this video was from Dec 1,2017 what is your problem? Fluffy on the brain?

@tonygonzalezofficial

5 жыл бұрын

he's saying thanks for getting video before it was gone. Why you so mad bro?@@jatkins47

@jatkins47

5 жыл бұрын

@@tonygonzalezofficial -Not mad and not your 'bro'.Why you assuming?

@tonygonzalezofficial

5 жыл бұрын

Lol people in the KZread comment section are the fucking worst I'm learning.

@alasdairblackmore2592

5 жыл бұрын

@@jatkins47 : are you calling "Christ" a liar ? or are you a Sister ?

I feel like all those old photos need to be rescued! Ugh..that made my heart hurt to see em all left there to rot!

@rociopch4982

3 жыл бұрын

I felt the same.

@unl987

3 жыл бұрын

Apparently it’s all torn down no so hopefully some of it was salvaged

0:25 "so, how many tennis courts do you think we need?" "I don't know.. uhm.... how.. about..... 21?"

I remember as a kid growing up in Eastern Central Florida in the 1960s and early 70s standing on the beach and for as far as the eye could see, not a single building or person in either direction...

@kl0wnkiller912

3 жыл бұрын

@RoThotic Big world out there. Travel. Still lots of 'quiet places' if you decide to go looking for them. The world is getting more and more populous all the time but it is a big place. Expand your horizons.

@unl987

3 жыл бұрын

You can say that about just about any place in the US now- population in 1960 was 180 mil it’s about 330mil today. Just too many damn people

30+ minutes of an abandoned resort? Christmas came early and its lookin like a Green Christmas. Lol. Jake you always make amazing videos.

@BrightSunFilms

6 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks Brad!

@goal2004

6 жыл бұрын

Why is the name of the place not written anywhere? It's not in the title, not in the description, not in the opening 10 minutes. Dude. What the hell?

@lionheartmerrill1069

2 жыл бұрын

@@BrightSunFilms fantastic video. I hope that this & other abandoned facilities like this are housing the less fortunate in these troubling times. Thanks

The half packed suitcase was really weird too

@retrob9346

5 жыл бұрын

👌👌

@justanotherabc8888

5 жыл бұрын

Right, like everyone just vanished.

@retrob9346

5 жыл бұрын

@@justanotherabc8888 ur beautiful just saying

@justanotherabc8888

5 жыл бұрын

@@retrob9346 aww thank you!

@retrob9346

5 жыл бұрын

@@justanotherabc8888 your very welcome 🙂😀

i was born and raised in sarasota, florida. i wasn't very old when this place shut down, but i remember my mom talking about it happening. it's so jarring to see it, because the occasional time we did see it when going somewhere, she would always mention it. it's weird to actually see the inside of a building i saw the exterior of so many times before. also, i didn't know this place was being renovated until i read a comment about it! i'm happy to see something's getting done with the property, even if it's just being torn down and rebuilt lol. i never really saw this place when it was thriving, but i would love to see it like that, even if it's only in what i hear from the family that still lives in sarasota. ( for reference, i now live in colorado, so i can't just drop by my hometown whenever i want to lol. )

Such a beautiful film! They way that you edited by putting real video recordings of families and people on the same locations was stunning!! Thanks for making this amazing story and sharing it here.. cannot wait to see more

You would have thought that when the man went bankrupt he would've auctioned off all the nice furniture beds lamps etc. instead of just leaving it there to be vandalized.

@angiek3538

5 жыл бұрын

I read in a different article he himself was broke and old and had to go on a home when he was forced to leave due to mold and soon after died he was very old and sick and broke

@kiminainteasy5841

5 жыл бұрын

It said that some people still own their rooms or whatever it was there. His penthouse was empty with most of the stuff auctioned off so I'm wondering if a lot of the stuff let if from the people who still own the rooms they're in. Or at the time of this, I heard it's gone now.

What an amazing coincidence! I am the sign maker who created the "Tennis View" Sign that can be seen at precisely 14:02 in this video...glad to see its still looking fantastic and holding up. The man who created the sign under my own sign was my bitter enemy who for years tried to have my sign placed somewhere else but I kept fighting back and placing my sign in its rightful location...If you are reading this Gerald HAHAHAHA my sign is better then your sign!

@BrightSunFilms

6 жыл бұрын

No way really?

@geraldburlingame2305

6 жыл бұрын

Well, wonders never cease! Will I ever be rid of you in my life, Hassall?? The only reason the client agreed to commission your "sign" in the first place is because they didn't ask me until after I had already blown my budget on my 'The Colony' sign. I mean look at your 'Tennis View' sign... Look at the detail of that fancy quarter-round edging and the quaintness of the hand painted lettering, done sans stencil mind you... If you can't tell, I'm being sarcastic...YOUR SIGN SUCKS! On the other hand my 'The Colony' sign is polished brass with raised lettering and the press-back insert allows for custom messages. I think it's clear who's sign is better.

@NathanHassall

6 жыл бұрын

GERALD I can't believe its you! Like a slimy snake wriggling out of the earth only to criticize my "Tennis View" sign even further!! How can I forget your sign "The Colony" ...the one that was so heavy it fell off the wall landing on Helen's foot Christmas day eliminating her from the Santa Claus Tennis Tournament! Just look at "The Colony" now Gerald...all the names have fallen off from cheap adhesive and poor craftsmanship and the sign commemorates nobody! Helen was a dignified longstanding member of the Colony and I can see why she was glad the day her name slid off that poorly made, nonfunctional overpriced piece of garbage!

@baronvonlimbourgh1716

5 жыл бұрын

Wut?

@rutgerdekroon391

5 жыл бұрын

Wow... I'd Never believe I'd stumble across a Sign maker's Quarrel on a KZread vid...

I’ve started binging on your videos and this was my favorite so far. You really did the place justice.

I really love how you put in clips of actual guests staying there when the place was up and running. Very cool explore, crazy how almost everything is untouched. I know this was 5 years ago but still. I always enjoyed urbex and exploring but that was many moons ago and I am now a full time mom. Thank you for getting your videos out there to those of us that can no longer explore/ have the time to.

This is how Urban exploration films should be done. Excellent work, informative, and I liked the call back clips and pictures. Where did you get the footage from the Monkeyroom party and the party in the Bungalow?

If I were homeless, I'd be hitting this place up ASAP.

@brucekirk5386

5 жыл бұрын

I squatted for years all over California and the Pacific Northwest

@husseinsaab9652

5 жыл бұрын

Lol dude I was thinking the exact same thing.

@dawnbreak3299

5 жыл бұрын

@@brucekirk5386 hope you weren't one of those scumbag squatters that steals houses fucks with the owners

@Bryanbobber

5 жыл бұрын

@@dawnbreak3299 I heard he was.

@Geraldine_Klein

5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

It was really sad to see the photos and the children's artwork left behind.

I just wanted to say I love the commentators voice. It's an investigative reporter's voice and is very respectful while delivering facts. I enjoyed the history as well. Thank you for filming this before it was demolished. New subscriber! I'll tell my friends.

Amazing video, probably my favourite of yours. The way you linked the drone footage, history/commentary and the explore itself was so well done. You and The Proper People make TV worthy documentaries, insane work man...

This makes me sad. It looked so nice. All the stuff that was left could have been donated also

@jaeeluv

2 жыл бұрын

💯☹️... This is one helluva wasteful country that we live in...

This video is very good. I love the fact that you have the story behind the places, and pictures, before and after. I'm going to have to watch a few of your other videos now. Great video!

This is so sad. Anytime there is stuff left behind it makes me feel like there are people out there who would probably love to have this piece of history from their friends/family. I find it exciting to watch people who explore and would love to do so myself but i am always so afraid. I was raised to not touch things that are not yours or destroy it. I love that you and so many others explore yet still REPECT everything you come across. Warms my heart

We were forced out of this place when we had a timeshare and told everyone they had just 15 minutes to pack and get out!! Some people were out at the time and not aloud back in. It all ended in thanks to Andy Owens! He screwed us all over and Adams was worse!

@bethanyvezzose3753

5 жыл бұрын

You stayed here? It's such a shame what has become of this beautiful place 😞

@amandagoodwin7909

5 жыл бұрын

wow that's crazy!! I kind of wondered if something like tgat.....what I dont understand is that he kept talking about "current owners" . surely nobody lived there. so I hope the timeshare owners gir something out of the sale

@Trish0871

5 жыл бұрын

So that’s why a lot of stuff was left behind? How sad.

@brainthesizeofplanet

5 жыл бұрын

What was the reason to kick everyone out?

@cordeliachase601

4 жыл бұрын

Why did they kick everyone out? I’m so confused. And why wouldn’t someone take their stuff? Makes ZERO sense.

Less than a minute in and I'm already going "woah that's a neat shot". Definitely seeing huge improvements- keep it up!

I've been watching your videos a lot recently and really enjoy your enthusiasm telling the history of an abandoned property and the care and respect you have! Thanks for sharing your videos with us!

I love how the level of vandalism and theft seems fairly low. I am amazed how well preserved (not all rotten) things are. A true time capsule. That can all change with some major storm/hurricane moving over the resort.

I am impressed with the juxtaposition of old film clips showing how happy it was then and how it is now. Nice film work.

I stayed there for my 17th bday. We rented one of the 2 story condos. It was amazing. So sad to see it this way. I smoked a joint on the end of that concrete pier. It was so nice. We loved it.

@coffeemakerbottomcracked

4 жыл бұрын

How old u r now?

@Jwdude123

4 жыл бұрын

Shut up Stoner nobody respects you

@boejiden1065

4 жыл бұрын

What year was that? We used to be here every year.

@joesprinter8202

4 жыл бұрын

You want locking up

@courtneyevans3975

4 жыл бұрын

joe sprinter and waste and stretch the overly stretched police resources... get a grip

You do such an AMAZING job with your abandoned vids! You cover all that KZreadrs want to hear and see. History, clips, personal notes. Look, Ma, no wall-to-wall pavement or parking lot! Murf with his family made this place out of love for 40 years! So natural. I really hate the end result. Thanks so much for sharing!

Wow its crazy this video is almost 3 years old. I still remember watching this one when it was new. I love your videos Jake. Keep up the amazing work

How is this not a Netflix series? I'd pay money to watch this.. Well, off to the Patreon it is then!

@refraggedbean

6 жыл бұрын

Jimmy Gigles it is not netflix because youtube to tv/movie never works

@JDMilitaria

6 жыл бұрын

I do know this, I was just making a point that this content is far better then some of the other crap out their on national TV and streaming websites, and was just saying this could defiantly be good enough to make a high presence in that

@CruzIsYouTube

6 жыл бұрын

Cause it’s illegal. Lol

@davesmith4646

6 жыл бұрын

Catsinelixe Holloway I'm sure if he had more resources he could pay the owners to let him go there legally and maybe even get an interview to fit a Netflix time slot.

@refraggedbean

6 жыл бұрын

thing is, there has never really been a time that having youtube creators make tv shows has ever worked, things that may be huge hits on youtube can be effectively flops on tv, but there is one way to start to bridge the gap, rather than straight to TV, do YT Red then TV, YT red is a middleground between TV and YT style content, but that is just a thought and I am not sure how well it would work

The time stamps are a game changer. Can't believe I haven't seen anyone do that yet. I also really like how it isn't all history at the beginning and all exploration the rest of the way. Having the history and exploration mixed together keeps the video super interesting. Home run, man!

Love the past and present videos and footage comparison..really live you with a sense of melancholy. How sad that such a beautiful and visionary place ended up like that!

This was an amazing video!!! So much history linked to this place!!! The family did a great job with this resort . Too bad it had to close . Thank you for a wonderful look at some interesting history!!

Your videos are amazing. 30 mins is NOT too long, videos like this you never want them to end

These videos just put into stark relief the berevity of human life and capriciousness of time and the things people waste their energy on- like the pursuit of wealth and power.

@mgk2020

5 жыл бұрын

Just because life ends doesn't mean accumulating things that improve life are a waste.

Very Kool and informative. This whole resort has since been completely demolished and a new one to replace it is currently under construction.

Good job to your entire team, especially the editors, I feel like I am watching high budget found footage movie. The back and forth between present day and the past was just perfection.

I love how professional this is and yet you still managed to perfectly work in your signature intro line.

Wow, I was planning to watch only a few minutes, before I had to do something but you managed to keep me here for the whole 30 minutes lol. There are so many abandoned videos out there now a days. But what you do is amazing, you give background, history, before and after comparisons. That is exactly why I watch abandoned, I love the history behind it so the picture of what has been going on gets filled in. Unlike others who just show the current state. Perfect, I love it !

@BrightSunFilms

6 жыл бұрын

That's what I like to hear, thanks!

@limeyosu2000

6 жыл бұрын

me too I got hooked till the end this gut does great work.

To the Producers. I must say I've watched several of your films, I guess this one hits a little closer to home for me by your reporting cuttins of actual still photos, previous video I'm very impressed with what you guys did with this. Well done I've subscribed 👍

@BrightSunFilms

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Very Very good video. The seen and unseen memories are truly sad they were left behind. Someone who resided and rented here would have cherished them. Thank you for an incredible service!

Great work Jake, amazing vid. You have improved by leaps and bounds since you started your channel.

I just found this video. I watched it with amazement. Our family owned property in Long Boat Key and I knew The Colony very well. Your video brought real tears remembering that place. I remember the restaurant and more to the point where your video ends just outside the main restaurant was the bar and grill. The burger was worth walking a mile down the beach to get it. Your shot in the area between the restaurant and the pool was the covered and not covered tables used to be. I loved that place. It was always upscale. You could wear athletic gear to the restaurant, but your shirt needed to have a collar. During lunch models from the shops would give fashion shows wearing the clothes and jewelry available at the shops. There was a piano player. Live music. I remember maybe 95-96 the natural event called the "red tide" where this thick algae would flair up in the ocean and kill tons of fish... the dead fish smell was everywhere and guests were choosing not to come because of it. So local business was down. I ate dinner here and looked out a window you show. I remember friends who worked here complaining because business was down that year because of the red tide. We had a condo just down the beach at another resort called Sea Place. We would walk down the beach and have beers and burgers. It was always a trick because you always had to have a collar shirt. I love this video. Thank you for it.

@cameltrophy3

6 жыл бұрын

Sorry to ramble on incoherently. There are just ghosts that run through my mind as I watched it. Amazing feelings seeing this place again after so many years. Life moves pretty fast...

@dennischannells5683

6 жыл бұрын

A very nice recount. Thank you.

@sdachik9321

6 жыл бұрын

makes perfect sense

@Teampegleg

6 жыл бұрын

Not really surprising that it has sat vacant since they went bankrupt, LBK is simply hostile to any sort of commercial development. Too many retired NIMBYS vote and run the town boards.

@ms.mojo_risin

6 жыл бұрын

Ronin Sherpa same here Robin. Every year for my birthday my cousin Nova's birthday and Lisa's birthday because our birthdays were all in the same month and very close together. My stepfather or my friends parents would take us to brunch for our birthdays every year since I can remember. I remember the last brunch birthday brunch at The Colony. I remember the long matchbook matches that were green in color. I remember they made fresh waffles right in front of you with every single topping you could imagine. The brunches Sunday brunches were amazing especially on our birthdays. My mother would go to the Colony most of her life. And so did I. I really do miss the colony and it breaks my heart I could not watch this video for like a week I started to watch it and I had to stop it broke my heart it breaks my heart. My friend. Shelley Anne

This is so interesting to me.! Thanks for posting. Thanks for the history and footage. It provides an eerie but meaningful visual of what it used to be.

Can’t believe they did a full demo instead of a clean up and salvage, what a cool step back to the 70s it would be

Jake, OMG!!! Congratulations!!!! This is one of the most professional KZread videos I have ever seen! From concept to execution, this video does not disappoint. I absolutely love the way you put together an Urban Exploration with a documentary. It flowed so seamlessly and was never once boring or drawn out. The narration, combined with the historical footage, and then the new footage, was absolutely perfect. It is truly one of the best videos I have ever seen and you should be very proud for putting together a video, that frankly, I’m not sure most production studios could not have pulled off! Great Job!

A shame that there's so much usable furniture that could repurposed for a homeless/woman's shelter. All the blankets/sheets/towels/vanities/dishes-glasses that could be taken/given to Habitat for Humanity for their homebuilding projects in the state, but more than likely will be tossed into a dumpster and carted off to a landfill to discarded......

@KeithsReviews

6 жыл бұрын

What about a men's shelter ? Why only women ?

@kathykelley8086

5 жыл бұрын

I would really love to have some of that Wicker furniture! Hell! I'd even buy it from the property owners!

@lakedolfin

5 жыл бұрын

Without A/C all that stuff gets moldy and unusable. Except for toilet bowls and sinks!

@ouivalerie

5 жыл бұрын

They could have gave it all away but they didn't care to give anything away to anybody....these kind of rich people get other people drunk to get at their money like any vacation resort.....and encourage bad behavior.....It's designed to avoid caring about the world.....just hide out in some resort....ignore it.....Some families will stay there for a short few days, drink liquor and get the hell out because they were a money making mill....That place was never about family but it's a place to invite a family to for a short time to feel like you have them a little....There's nothing there that indicated anything but party, party, party......

@sparkleevenmore9638

5 жыл бұрын

Knipple Knight - not in Sarasota, they haven’t had a hurricane go through there in years. South Florida and Central Florida is a different story. But mold is still an issue if AC is off.

Just came across this channel. Not sure where I have been but love the channel. This is really interesting. Great editing and the way you incorporate past video to where it is now is very cool and nostalgic.

Love watching this series. Dont see it on television much anymore, and I miss it! Simply amazing to see.

Recognized it in under a second. I stayed here a few times in the 90s and early 2000s for work conferences and a few times for vacation. Nice facility and a beautiful location. I must say though it was getting a little tired and dated even back then. I'm not surprised at it's current state. It's so massive, upkeep and repairs I'm sure would have cost a fortune even during it's heyday. Great video tour! Thanks for bringing back some memories!

@waldofaldo120

6 жыл бұрын

Karen R What city is it in? I'm from the Destin area

@woofda7

6 жыл бұрын

This was on Longboat Key near Sarasota

@chrisd.3319

6 жыл бұрын

Bryn Byers this place is 5 mins from my house...

@adriangomez1650

6 жыл бұрын

Karen R where is that place would you please tell me thank you

@PhoenixProdLLC

6 жыл бұрын

Adrian Gomez DON'T go into a property like this without a professional breather, please. Trust me when I say the black mold spores alone that you'll kick up could have very poor impacts on you. Nevermind the brown recluse, snakes, wasps, and bird shit, which will kick your ass with a case of spinal menimgitis before you know it. Don't listen to the freedom road folks, because they're not exactly accountable folk all of the time.

I remember back in the late 80's and early 90's when The Colony was an amazing place to be when you were on Longboat Key!! The Monkey Room served wonderful food and drinks, there was always something fun going on... It is a real shame that this great piece of history is now gone... But those of us who spent many wonderful times there, we will never forget the great memories we made there!!

@JamesBond-uz2dm

4 жыл бұрын

I stayed in Bradenton Beach, and always thought of Longboat Key as ritzy. The rumor was a New York mafioso had a winter home there.

Having the pleasure of exploring this beautiful abandoned once forgotten resort inch by inch before even knowing this video was posted with my 2 best friends and before they moved forward demolishing and rebuilding on the property was an experience i will never forget, it was like going in the past walking through feeling nothing but sadness and was most definitely a lot to take in, I couldn’t help and still feel sad for everyone who had and tried to build a life at the resort. I still come back to this video from time to time and watch the whole video every time because i know the feeling i caught from exploring this place is a feeling i will most likely never feel again. Thank you so much for making this video. PS you won’t believe it but after exploring this abandoned resort 5 months later i found myself standing in Murf Klaubers living room doing some remodeling to his new place right next door to the resort at the players club talking to him face to face, his wife in her 80s at the time still got up every morning to go play tennis. I find it absolutely unspeakable on how things work out but i truly believe the energy i caught from the place lead me to Klauber himself.

THIS is one of your finest explorations and productions. Still stands up. Excellent video and research.

@BrightSunFilms

2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

I'm glad I subscribed to you, Living in Florida, It's Great to know its Hidden treasures. Loved the Outro!

@jobanireyes1580

6 жыл бұрын

Laurenz Deganos Same! I loved the outro, it fits the channel name

@kateisasmartass

6 жыл бұрын

Me too! there is always so much to discover about our crazy state

@grant7053

6 жыл бұрын

Laurenz Deganos I know it is very cool knowing the places he talks about

@andrebocc

6 жыл бұрын

About the outro, I don’t get how you would go to a pool when the beach is like 20 feet away.

@biaggiwins

5 жыл бұрын

Come on man. You're at an abandoned tennis resort, in the room is a Tennis Magazine. You should have shown the cover. Would have loved to known the date .

OHMYGOD. Finally someone explored this place... I'm from Sarasota and we got to stay here the last day of operation. I explored it back in 2014 when it was even more preserved! I'm so glad a major Urbex youtuber got it before they turn it into condos. I can't believe you pulled it off! Security there has been crazy recently. Boy, it's eerie seeing the pool I swam in throughout my childhood, and the beach i built sandcastles on... on an urbex channel. Also, as you added, the tension between the unit owners and Klauber have been making local news headlines or 7 years which most likely explains why so many people's stuff (especially in the 2-story units) has been left behind. On a not-so-nostalgic note, when i was 8, i jumped off that fishing pier during low tide and twisted my angle :")

@matthewramsdell7216

6 жыл бұрын

Marius Pollux Same. Grew up in Sarasota and grew up going here all the time. Stayed there during the last week of operation

@RangerRickTV

6 жыл бұрын

What’s the name of that place?

@theteawithb8975

6 жыл бұрын

Same here!! I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw the video on his channel. Really eerie and really sad, honestly.

@kidistight

6 жыл бұрын

Since you stayed the last day any reason why some people left leaving their luggage. From the looks of some of the rooms looks like they were being rushed out in a hurry because of outside forces.

@matthewramsdell7216

6 жыл бұрын

Not 100% sure but Im pretty sure owners of the condos were told to leave and were under the assumption that they would be able to come back at some point. For whatever reason, they never were. Very strange though

anyone else really hope that they would open the television channel guide?

@peachyrider9987

3 жыл бұрын

Meeeee

@tonycariello8478

3 жыл бұрын

WTF!?

@isaacsoares3084

3 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for him to read the documents or see more pictures

I enjoy watching these abandoned videos and how respectful they are to the property.

When this resort closed, it was a pretty big scandal here in Sarasota. I had a friend who was working here during the entire thing. It was a mess. The sad thing is that this was truly a wonderful resort and well known. It's a shame that the infighting destroyed it.

@cgroz4714

5 жыл бұрын

Christy Clark used to live in Sarasota...was a very nice resort...what a hit to area...hope to come back someday if i can...

@lorimiller4301

5 жыл бұрын

I can imagine that it was extremely nice. Lotta fun was had there I bet.

@catholicrecoveryministries

6 ай бұрын

That's exactly what I was thinking. The guy who took over the association presidency position should have shut up and if the owners have paid the 15,000 this wouldn't have happened . It's very sad, it did have a nice vibe to, be nice place if it was well taken care of. But I'm a old Florida style person I know that's gone or going away.

i know that at abandoned places you shouldn’t take any of the belongings left there to preserve the final state of the place. BUT. seeing as this place has since had demolition done, i hope someone has grabbed up some of the valuables and items that were in good condition to save some of the last bits of this places history

@nogoglobal

5 жыл бұрын

Said the owner had to leave because of mold.so guess they could not give furnishings away.

@maureen669

5 жыл бұрын

I'd be there in a heartbeat with a UHaul. Some of the dressers and tables were fantastic. I'm glad the place is gone and I pray the beach took it back.

@wolf3dv

4 жыл бұрын

Same, there was so much nice stuff there it would be a shame if nobody took anything before demolition. It's ludicrous to see so many quality items just left standing there

Wow, another great video. I like the way you add in clips from the hay-day to give perspective.

Really enjoyed the editing. The flashbacks are incredible.

You have a big editing or filming career ahead of you! Best abandoned tour video I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen a lot! Nice work

Beautiful in a very lonely and dissociative manner. Very melancholic, and it makes me crave for the yesteryear. Great work, Jake!

@BrightSunFilms

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

First time seeing your videos. Loving this video..full explanation on the history of the property and great footage and what makes it a more special for me is the old vidoe clips taking in the place to it true life form. Looking forward to seeing meny more of your videos as have subscribe .Amazing video..thank you so much for sharing.